GeForce GTX 1660 vs HD Graphics 405

Place in the ranking	1159	180
Place by popularity	not in top-100	57
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.09
Power efficiency	8.57	18.01
Architecture	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Braswell GT1	TU116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	1408
Core clock speed	200 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	600 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.600	157.1
Floating-point processing power	0.1536 TFLOPS	5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	48
TMUs	16	88

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2001 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.1 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD Graphics 405 0.72

GTX 1660 30.26
+4103%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD Graphics 405 473

GTX 1660 21064
+4353%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD Graphics 405 2081

GTX 1660 71229
+3323%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 405 255

GTX 1660 14164
+5465%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 405 2113

GTX 1660 81755
+3769%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 405 23763

GTX 1660 570753
+2302%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	16 −419%	83 +419%
1440p	1−2 −5000%	51 +5000%
4K	0−1	28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−2267%

71
+2267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2333%	73 +2333%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1833%	58 +1833%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −7600%	75−80 +7600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1280%	69 +1280%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2682%	306 +2682%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	112
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1650%	100−110 +1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −632%	227 +632%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −2975%	123 +2975%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1467%	47 +1467%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −7600%	75−80 +7600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1240%	67 +1240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2509%	287 +2509%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	79
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1733%	110 +1733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −540%	60−65 +540%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −590%	214 +590%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1533%	49 +1533%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40 +1233%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1080%	59 +1080%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −745%	93 +745%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1483%	95 +1483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −470%	57 +470%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.9%	29 −6.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−4500%

45−50
+4500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2300%	24 +2300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Hitman 3	6−7 −550%	39 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −9250%	187 +9250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1667%

53
+1667%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

24−27

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	15

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1200%

26
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	113 +0%	113 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +0%	37 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	98 +0%	98 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +0%	27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +0%	34 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	59 +0%	59 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +0%	67 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Hitman 3	21 +0%	21 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	63 +0%	63 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +0%	35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 +0%	17 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 +0%	36 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 405 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 is 419% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 is 5000% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 405 is 7% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 is 9250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 405 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
GTX 1660 is ahead in 34 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	30.26
Recency	1 April 2015	14 March 2019
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	120 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has 1900% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 4102.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.